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Efficiency of Environmental Protection Expenditures in EU Countries

Energies, 2021
Environmental protection policy is a widely discussed issue in scientific works. However, special attention should be also paid to the effectiveness of expenditures on environmental protection, and this is the main goal of this paper.
Alan Barrell, Pawel Dobrzanski, Sebastian Bobowski, Krzysztof Siuda, Szymon Chmielowiec   +4 more
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The use of data envelopment analysis to estimate the educational efficiency of Brazilian schools [PDF]

Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering, 2022
The present article is an excerpt from a research published in the Journal Revista Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação (2021). The present study adopted the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology, to identify the weightiest factors ...
Rita de Fátima Muniz, Wagner Bandeira Andriola, Sheila Maria Muniz, Antônio Clécio Fontelles Thomaz   +3 more
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Following the Leader’s Innovation or Leading Follower’s Innovation: Taiwan’s Banking Industry Analysis

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
In response to the rapid development of the global economy and FinTech innovation, Taiwan’s government has continuously promoted digital transformation policies for the financial industry and encouraged the industry to strengthen infrastructure ...
Jen-Ying Shih, Tsai-Hsiu Lin
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Robust Model Design by Comparative Evaluation of Clustering Algorithms

IEEE Access, 2023
The K-means algorithm, widely used in cluster analysis, is a centroid-based clustering method known for its high efficiency and scalability. However, in realistic situations, the operating environment is susceptible to contamination issues caused by ...
Xiaopeng Chen, Chanseok Park, Xuehong Gao, Bosung Kim   +3 more
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Confidence intervals for test information and relative efficiency [PDF]

, 1984
In latent theory the measurement properties of a mental test can be expressed in the test information function. The relative merits of two tests for the same latent trait can be described by the relative efficiency function, i.e.
Oosterloo, Sebie
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Redundant variables and the quality of management zones [PDF]

Engenharia Agrícola, 2016
Precision agriculture (PA) allows farmers to identify and address variations in an agriculture field. Management zones (MZs) make PA more feasible and economical.
Sobjak Ricardo, Eduardo G. de Souza, Claudio L. Bazzi, Miguel A. Uribe-Opazo, Nelson M. Betzek   +4 more
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Use of Remotely Sensed Data to Enhance Estimation of Aboveground Biomass for the Dry Afromontane Forest in South-Central Ethiopia

Remote Sensing, 2020
Periodic assessment of forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is essential to regulate the impacts of the changing climate. However, AGB estimation using field-based sample survey (FBSS) has limited precision due to cost and accessibility constraints ...
Habitamu Taddese, Zerihun Asrat, Ingunn Burud, Terje Gobakken, Hans Ole Ørka, Øystein B. Dick, Erik Næsset   +6 more
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On Phase-I Monitoring of Process Location Parameter with Auxiliary Information-Based Median Control Charts

Mathematics, 2020
A control chart is often used to monitor the industrial or services processes to improve the quality of the products. Mostly, the monitoring of location parameters, both in Phase I and Phase II, is done using a mean control chart with the assumption that
Shahid Hussain, Sun Mei, Muhammad Riaz, Saddam Akber Abbasi   +3 more
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Genetic evaluation for egg mass in partial periods and complete period in meat quails

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
The objective of this study was to obtain estimates of genetic and phenotypic parameters for egg mass of meat quails and also to propose an optimal age for selection of birds through the egg mass.
Jeferson Corrêa Ribeiro, Luciano Pinheiro da Silva, Mariele Freitas Sousa, Carla Daniela Suguimoto Leite, Cristina Moreira Bonafé, Giovani da Costa Caetano, Aline Camporez Crispim, Robledo de Almeida Torres   +7 more
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Analyzing the efficiency of Chinese primary healthcare institutions using the Malmquist-DEA approach: Evidence from urban and rural areas

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundChina has been increasing the investment in Primary Health Care Institutions (PHCIs) since the launch of the New Health Care System Reform in 2009.
Junxu Zhou, Rong Peng, Rong Peng, Yajun Chang, Zijun Liu, Songhui Gao, Chuanjun Zhao, Yixin Li, Qiming Feng, Xianjing Qin   +9 more
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